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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paul Britton

Emotional moment girl, 8, is awestruck by Wembley Stadium and England's inspiring Lionesses

Her huge smile in total awe of Wembley demonstrates the inspirational legacy of the Lionesses' thrilling Euro 2022 victory over Germany. Eight-year-old football fanatic Evie Jackson was filmed by her dad as she set eyes on the stadium - and its record crowd - for the first time on Sunday evening.

Opening a door from a concourse to take their seats, Evie, clutching her match programme, stops then looks around and turns back towards the camera with a sense of wonderment etched over her face. "Why's it so big?" Evie asks her dad, Matt, before they take their seats to watch England's women make history.

Evie, a promising goalkeeper from Leigh, Wigan, was gifted a ticket for the European Championship Final after a Twitter appeal. Dad Matt said she was 'amazed' at the sheer size of Wembley.

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